Tag: NHL Lockout

Geoffrion has surgery for depressed skull fracture … No issue if Luongo remains a Canuck … NHL-NHLPA have lunch

Pat Hickey vai twitter: Blake Geoffrion had surgery for a depressed skull fracture. He's out indefinitely but is expected to make a full recovery. (video of the clean hit was posted yesterday) Dan Rosen via twitter: Canucks GM Mike Gillis:…

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Things get heated during talks … Could be $379 million apart

John Shannon via twitter: If the NHLPA wants to meet today, the league won't put any pre-conditions on it. Adrian Dater via twitter: Dater is certain that the owners thought they'd have a deal yesterday, and they are furious that…

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Sides trade offers, but still a ways to go

Chris Johnston via twitter: The NHLPA made offers on both revenue sharing and the players share/make whole on Wednesday night. Michael Russo via twitter: The NHL believed that the NHLPA would go to 50-50 and negotiate the "make whole." The…

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Revenue sharing and ‘make whole’ discussed in 5 1/2 hours of talks

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The NHL and NHLPA met for almost 6 hours yesterday, discussing revenue sharing and the "make whole" provision. Both sides are not saying much about how the talks are going. "The National Hockey League's negotiating committee…

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Make Whole on today’s agenda … Fehr needs to find balance … Fairness will solve CBA

Chris Johnston via twitter: No time has been set for today's meeting in New York. Likely means it won't start until late morning at the earliest. Darren Dreger via twitter: The 'make whole' provision will be the main topic of…

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NHL-NHLPA meet for 7 hours … Still a long way to go … Players who attended the meetings

Chris Johnston (CP) in the Global News: The NHL and NHLPA met for about 7 hours yesterday, with the meeting wrapping up around 10:15 pm. Both sides didn't want to say much about how things went. "With meetings scheduled to…

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CBA talks to start around 3 PM today, with only a statement afterwards … 6-8 owners shutting the league down?

Michael Russo via twitter: Donald Fehr and Gary Bettman will likely join Tuesday's meetings. There is also a good chance that they meet on Wednesday, too. Renaud Lavoie via twitter: CBA talks are scheduled to start around 3 PM in…

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Sides could meet on Tuesday … Some owners have issues with what was in their proposal … Some things the players should like

Pierre LeBrun via twitter: Not a 100% finalized, but both sides are tentatively scheduled to resume negotiations on Tuesday in New York. Aaron Ward via twitter: The NHLPA will have a conference call at 4 PM today for the Executive…

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Daly, S. Fehr meet until 1 AM, and will meet again early this week

Pierre LeBrun via twitter: Billy Daly and Steve Fehr ended their meeting around 1:00 am ET last night. Their meeting wasn't in either New York or Toronto, both had to travel to get there. Elliotte Friedman via twitter: Friedman thinks…

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NHL and NHLPA to meet today … NHL showing willingness to ‘make whole’

Pierre LeBrun via twitter: Bill Daly and Steve Fehr will have a meeting today at an undisclosed location to continue bargaining talks. David Pagnotta via twitter: Both sides have made progress this week, but there is still much work to…

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Winter Classic may not be cancelled today … Capping escrow? Comcast “beyond annoyed” … Hurricanes season ticket holders

9:37 AM: Bob McKenzie via twitter: NHL is still expected to cancel the Winter Classic today. Pierre LeBrun via twitter: LeBrun still expects the NHL to cancel the Winter Classic. 8:47 AM: David Shoalts of the Globe and Mail: The…

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Winter Classic expected to be cancelled tomorrow … 3 groups of owners … Coyotes lay off 1 employee … Many didn’t return after last lockout

TSN: The NHL is expected to cancel the Winter Classic on Friday. A $250,000 payment to the University of Michigan for the use of the Big House is due on Friday. $1 million was to be paid on December 7th…

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